Chapter 116 The Last Blood
On the night when the Sot tribe camped in the mountains, Kasdadan, the prophet of Dosh Kallin, stayed alone in the darkness and silence of the meeting hall, praying to the Holy Mother Mountain and the gods for a long time.
Until dawn, she walked up to a group of young priestesses and said:
"Shame is uncomfortable! Uncomfortable! You know that if we don't obey their orders, they will slaughter those 300,000 innocent children. You also know that if it is for my own life, I will never do this! But you have also suffered many humiliations in the past, so in the name of the sky, stars and the horse god..."
So those young priestesses, with tears in their eyes, bathed under the service of eunuchs, put on painted robes, and then covered their faces with bright veils, dragged their heavy steps, and walked towards the horse gate.
Vaes Dothrak has no walls or gates. The "horse gate" is actually two huge bronze horses, standing on their hind legs, leaping high on their front legs, and their four hooves meet at a height of more than a hundred feet above the ground, forming a pointed arc.
Therefore, there is no so-called opening the gate to surrender the city. The horse gate has always been open, but for those priestesses, it doesn't matter. Their bodies have long lost their souls and are only a shell.
The Dothraki camp is immersed in the silence of dawn, with only the occasional bells and horse hooves of patrolling cavalry. In the center of the camp, the largest tent is lit, and the rest of the tents are dark.
The cavalry walked into the tent and reported that Dosh Khaleen had sent an envoy who wanted to meet the commander alone to discuss the surrender process.
After hearing this, Hasha suddenly shuddered and shouted loudly:
"Horse God! Evil old women, they still want to murder me at this moment.
He did not summon the messengers directly, nor did he give a reply. He stood up with a calm and humble face and followed the cavalry out of the tent.
The dull horn sounded, waking the whole camp from its slumber.
Soon after, the priestesses also walked into the camp accompanied by the eunuchs. Next, they didn't know what to do.
Because the group of cavalry who led them into the camp did not say a word and did not make any arrangements. He left and went to the big tent to ask for instructions.
The Dothraki warriors stood in groups outside the tent. Although they did not speak, they all looked arrogant and mocking at the messengers.
The leading eunuch saw at a glance that they would never stand out to lead the way. Even if they would answer questions, they would definitely speak rudely or aggressively.
After a long time, an old man wearing a black robe and neatly groomed hair came over and said with a friendly smile:
"I am Bas Porter, the maester of Mongol Khal. The captain Harsha is waiting for you in the big tent. I will lead you there. Follow me."
The maester led them through the camp and walked towards the big tent, but when he arrived in front of the tent, he stopped again, looked at the messengers, and asked:
"You don't have any weapons on you, right?"
The eunuchs raised their hands so that the guards could see their whole bodies, and replied in panic:
"We are not good at these skills and definitely don't carry those things. "
The maester did not ask any more questions. The guards went forward and searched the eunuchs carefully before opening the tent door and letting them pass. The priestesses were blocked outside the tent and were not allowed to enter.
It was very dark inside the big tent. The simple and narrow window panes did not let in much light. Besides, it was a hot summer day and there was no bonfire.
It took a while for the eunuchs' eyes to get used to the darkness. They saw more than a dozen Dothraki in armor sitting at the other end of the tent, and a large number of warriors with weapons on both sides.
They all looked at the eunuchs with great curiosity, talking loudly and commenting on them. The leading eunuch saw excitement, confidence, pride and contempt in their eyes, but he had to Don't stand in front of this group of ignorant confidants and bow your head like a penitent.
There was silence in the tent for a long time. It was not that Harsha wanted to humiliate the eunuchs as much as possible, but these messengers came very suddenly and he had not yet considered how to deal with them.
At this time, Bachelor Bas Porter stood up, raised his hand to stop the noise in the whole place, and then made a secret gesture to Harsha.
The careful commander of the ten thousand households immediately understood. He stood up and walked quickly to a eunuch, grabbed the other's collar, dragged him to the center of the tent, pulled out a scimitar and cut the other's throat, looked at the people present triumphantly, and shouted:
"Look, how the victor treats the weak and the defeated."
"Praise the great Kao, forever! "The soldiers in the tent shouted in unison.
The surviving eunuchs were frightened and prostrated on the ground, their bodies trembling constantly. Bachelor Bas Porter quickly stepped forward, stopped Harsha who wanted to continue killing, and persuaded him:
"Don't humiliate our enemies, because in this way, you will inevitably degrade the honor of those who have fought with them or died under them. "
The excited warriors whispered to each other after hearing this, wondering if they were convinced by the justice of this statement.
However, Harsha was very dissatisfied with the bachelor's words and shouted:
"Can these eunuchs still fight me on the battlefield? Moreover, you see, at this point, they are still so arrogant and want to ask for more preferential treatment from us. "
The eunuchs knelt on the ground, closed their eyes tightly, raised their hands, as if praying to the gods to testify, and the leading eunuch shook his head vigorously and replied:
"The horse god knows that our pride has long been left at the moment of being castrated. The sky can see it clearly. We are just slaves of Doshkarin. Everything is their conspiracy. We have never even imagined being with the great Kaa. as an enemy.”
As soon as he said these words, he immediately caused laughter in the audience. Hasha frowned and nodded to the bachelor.
Bass Potter walked up to the eunuchs and shouted, drowning out all the noise in the camp:
"By the mercy and command of the Great Khal, I will not allow anyone to harm these innocents again."
He wanted to help the leading eunuch's hand, but the other eunuch immediately retracted his hand and showed a flattering smile. The bachelor still looked at him kindly and said with concern:
"Don't be afraid. What you are experiencing here cannot be said to be the violence of our commander-in-chief. This is just a joke he made without any malice."
The eunuchs were frightened by these words and took a few steps back. Their faces were as white as snowflakes, their lips were blue, and their eyes were blank, full of fear.
Hasha exchanged glances with the leaders of each thousand households. They admired Bas Potter's cunning very much, but before they had time to take action to prove their cruelty, the leading eunuch had already shouted in a very sad voice:
"I am willing to help you imprison Doshkarin and their minions."
Then, he turned to face the bachelor and begged:
"As a witness to all present, especially you, please keep us safe. We swear to the gods to return Vaes Dothraki to the great Khal as promised."
Harsha and Bass Potter nodded with satisfaction, indicating that they heard it. If successful, the lives of the eunuchs would be guaranteed, and the two parties reached an agreement.
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Under the scorching sun, Harsha led his army across the Horse Gate, and under the guidance of a eunuch, along the broad, grassy Avenue of the Gods, they openly and honestly invaded the Holy City.
Without the command of Doshkarin, everything in the city was safe and sound, and the army encountered no obstacles.
When they arrived at the meeting hall, they saw a Dothraki warrior holding a scimitar in his hand, pointing at a man with red eyes and blood all over his body, standing in front of the hall, surrounded by eunuchs who were stunned and stunned.
The maester recognized the man holding the weapon as their spy, Rallo, and the other as Bono, a former bandit under Drogo.
Lalo was obviously a step too late. The body of the prophet Kasdadan had been thrown violently on the wooden pillar, and the brains burst out from the shattered skull and splashed on the ground next to him.
The blood in the hall gathered together and slowly flowed out along the steps. There was an unprecedented massacre here.